The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-04
sIGN1rlCANCE OF THE cuANGrs.

illustrate the scope and sienidcances OF
the changes. He said that il in the Post
Office Departmsntthe same rate OF change
continues during the next two years az
during the past two, the entire body OF
postmasters, with very few exceptions,
would be politically CHANGED, and with
the postmasters all the employees depent-
emit on them. li5 !. ~ Il .55.,.55js
It would be great wrong to The cause
Of which the Lsague ia the authorized ma
tional representative. il it did not plainly
aud emphatically declare that it does not
regard the ADMINISTRATION, however wor-
thy Of respect and confidence for many
fsssons, as In any strict sense OF the words,
Civil Service Reform Administration"
cRlTIClxEs THE ADMINISTRATION.
a Mr.. Curtis then criticized the action OF
the President in the Benton aud Stone
cases. In regard to the "circuIsr" OF the
President on the subject Of interfarerce
in politiea by federal Office holders, the
speaker; said: i.s,s "a
"Of other officers besides Mr. Benton
aud Mr.. Stone who, in disregard OF the
circular, have taken part in tue msnipula-
ton Of purity primary moetinga and nami-
mating conventions Gs we'll as indication
OF party action, none, 70 far aa I am
aware, have been removed. The circular,
se warning, therefore, has been neg.
lected with impunity and rs an order is q
dead letter. Very racently it hns been
ostsntatioualy and tisgrsntly tefiod in
Baltimore snd uhould the defiance pass
unremsrked, the circular may be regarded
aB withdrawn, ~. Z: ca
Z In concluding Mr.. Ourt!s said: "Whils
in review Of tho year We find q certain
reaction In executive and legislative con-
duct, We Csn eee only steady progress in
public eantiEent. That cause is always
safe which is IL sympathy with great
moral forces, aud I know no cause OF
which this may bs more truly ssid thsn OF
civil service reform" .45:s5 :, 4 s
= :, ~ All THERE, MI. HIGGINS 81 81
After the close Of MI. Curtis address,
which was quite lengthy, the Lssgne
considered and adopted E series Of repo-
lutiora in which tho abuses OF the present
Civil Service laws wers set forth, aud Ger.
tain amendments recommended to Com
gregg. The following Rections are among
the most interesting and important:
Secon5-On July Il 1855, the President
addressed a circular to ceftsln offices Of
the Government warning tdsm sgeinst
obtruaiye jparlisanship, the manipulation
OF party meetings and nomiaaiing con.
yeutions, and sll iictation OF party action.
The! circular yas designed to correct one
Of the gayest Of abuses In the civil service,
the interference Of Office holders with
elections. It 10 publicly and fesponsibly
alleged that at the regent primary cleo
tons Ia Baltimore this Executive circular
was ds6ed by certain federal ollles holders.
Tho Maryland Association is requested by
the League to Investigate these charges,
and to report tbs facts aud evidence to the
Executive Committee to ths end thst
shonld tht. iscls IS alleged DO estsblished,
tho League, through its Executive Com.
mittee in concert with the Maryland As-
sociatiou, may earnestly aud respectfully
request tho President promptly to dis.
miss the offenders. & & 55 i5l
Third-The League respectfully raneTs
its recommendation that the civil service
rules should be extended to ths District
Of Colu,nbis, 20 the {pontnl mails service,
to the mint 6srviee, to the clerical force in
the Indian service and to Other Offices
where q smaller force thNn, fifty clerks ore
required, and It further Iecommends
fthat assistant heads Of burerus snd heads
Of divisions should be included within
the classified service because tho treat
ment Of such places IS political offices to
be changed With every change Of admin.
istration involves the yrealest detriment to
the service, as well rs other things which
Bpring from unreasonable oilice changes.
b Four,-The people Of the United States
are entitled u know the leasons for ap'
pointment or rejection Of all Of the officers
In their service or proposed .or such em'
ployment and the Senate should consider
nominations in omen session. ~ M St3E